Traffic-guide.



C. H. PECK. mmc sume. I APPLICATION HLED AUG3. HHS. l PQy-l, Pateued Eel). 275, 1919.

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I and INGTOVN PIECK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TRAFFC-GUIDE.

To all whom z'z may concern:

Be it known that l, CHARLES HARRINGTON its object to provide an audible signal in ccmbination with a 'visible signal; the visible signal prei-erw. -v comprising a plurality of signal arms er semaphores connected with` suitable operating handles, whereby they may be raised or lowered, said handles also being connected with the audible. signal, so that when'certain of said handles are actu` ated, a signal of one character will be given and when the other handles are actuated, a signal of the other character will be given.

Another object of the invention is to provide in combination with a visible signal means for producing an audible signal.

further object of the invention is to provide in combination with a street signaling device, a collapsible water prooi booth.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the detail of construction, a combination of elements hereinafter set forth,

and then specically designated by the claims.

ln order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, may underrand how to make and use the same, ll will r "bs qts construction in detail, referring crals to the accompanying drawings ng part of this application in which- Figure i., is a side elevation of my imeved tratc guide, the side curtains at' the c prooi? booth being shown in section to y illustrate the interior construction. l 2, is an enlarged fragmentary isometric view ci the upright-or standard shew ing the audible signal actuating mechanism,

l, is an enlarged perspective view o the semaphore supporting means or head.

ln carrying out my invention herein embcdied, 2 re resents an upright or support" ing standar having its lower end mounted in a stand er base 3, which is suhcient sire and weight to prevent the device from tipping over while in use. @n the upper end of the standard, is mounted a semaphore a supporting member or head d, having bifurcated lugs 5, in which are pivoted the signal Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb, 25, 1919, application led August 3. 1915. Serial` No. 43,494. i

arms of semaphores 6, each having some suitable indication 7, such as the word, Stop, and also other indication marks, such as the arrow head 8, the latter indicating ceed. f

The inner ends of these semaphores are provided with spectacles 9, of suitable colored material, such as red glass, arranged to co-act with a suitable lamp 10 centrally supported on the head 4.

The inner ends of the signaling arms of semaphores have attached thereto suitable connecting means 11, which preferably consists of closely coiled and practically inex! pansive wire cables, and a covering of practically incompressible wire. AThe latter acts as a protective member for the inner wire. These connecting means run through the upright or supporting standard and into the control box 12, where they are each connected to an operatinghandle 13, 14, 15, and

16, said handles being pivoted into the control box and projecting through slots 17 inv a control box cover 18 which is detachably secured to the box in any suitable and well known manner. The slots 17 at the lower ends are enlarged as at 19 to provide shoul ders 20, so that the handles may be moved sidewise beneath said shoulders which will hold them in their lower position as will be obvious.

To each of the connecting members,` l1, are attached supplementary connecting members 21, certain of which are .connected with a main trip-lever 22, while the other supplementary connecting members are attached to the secondary trip lever 23. The main trip lever 22 is pivoted at 24C to a suitable support 25, carried by the standard with its inner end normally held in a lower positionby means of a spring 26. The main trip lever is also rovided with two hammer actuating dogs 2 28, adapted to coperate the direction in which traffic may pro'` with the hammer 29, f or raising the same,

said hammer beingpivoted at 30 to the support- 25 and normally pulled toward the Q Lacasse hammer 29, causing said hammer to strike the bell twice, but if either of the handles 13 or 14 is actuated, the secondary trip lever 23 will be moved to force the /inner end oi the main trip lever 22 upward through the medium of the arm 32, and'this action will cause only the dog 27 to actuate the hammer 29, causing the lever to strike the bell but once.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that when certain of the operating handles are actuated, a signal of one character will be given while when the other operating handles are actuated. a signal ot another character will be given.

Where the audible signal is used in combination with the visible signal, the pulling down of any one of the operating handles will operate one ot the semaphores. and when used at a street crossing where the street trafiic moves at right angles, the operating handles are actuated in pairs, so that each pair of semaphores im longitudinal alineinent are operated in unison.

In order to prevent undue wear upon the semaphores, as they move from their raised to their lowered positions, I provide suitable rubber buffers 37 at each of the bifurcated lugs, and also springs 38 attached to the head 4, and the inner endsy of the semaphores to retard the downward movement of the semaphores.

The standard also carries an extension member 39, to which is secured an adjustable clamp 40 comprising a stationary member 4l and a hinged member 42 pivoted or hinged to one end of the stationary member as at 43.

The other end of the stationary member has pivoted thereto a bolt 44 adapted to register with the slot 45 in. a free end of the hinged member 42, said t'ree end being turned back to form a hook 46. (lil the screw 45t is mounted a cross bar Mattached to engage the inner portion ot the hook 4G, the parts being adjusted or drawn together and held in their adjustment by the thumb nut 48, threaded on a screw 44. In this clamp is mounted the umbrella stick 49 provided With the ordinary umbrella traine 50 and cover 51, said cover being slit or divided at one side 'from its top center portion to the outer edge thereof as at 52 forming two overlapping flaps which are provided with suitable fastening men'ibers 53, such asthe well known glove or separable clasp. The joint made by these two overlapping tiaps is protected by a pivoted protective tlap 54 which may be fastened down in the same manner as described for the two overlapping flaps.

The slit in the cover ot the umbrella is necessary to permit said umbrella to be raised with the supporting standard 2l in registration with said slit, and after the umbrella is raised, the overlapping llaps are buttoned as before described. The umbrella may be used for shading the eyes of the traitic otlicer when the sun is shining brightly and also to protect him against inclement weather, and in addition to the umbrella, a further protection iS provided against very bad storms, as when rain or snow is heilig blown about by high winds which consists of water proof curtains 55, detachably secured to the edge of the umbrella cover along the' inside surface thereof by suitable fastening means 53, similar to those described before, and these curtains may be provided with transparent windows 56, such as celluloid. If found desirable, a seat 57, may be attached to the standard, and this seat may be of any desirable construction, either stationary or adjustable.

The control box is also provided with suitable eyes 58 whereby the zone chains or ropes may be attached to the traiiic guide and said control box is also provided with a suitable locking device 59 for locking all of thc operating handles in their raised positions- Ot course. I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as here shown, as these may be varied within the scope of the appended claims without de partingfrom the spirit of my invention.

Having thus full;v described my invention, what l claim as new and patentable isl. A tratlic guide comprising a standard, signaling devices supported by said standard, meansl tor actuating said signals, a bell, and a emnbination of trip levers actuated by the signal actuating means for sounding a nel of one character at one time and a signal ot a different character at another time.

2 A tratiic signal con'iprising a bell` a hammer therefor. a main trip lever provided with means lor engaging the bell hammer to aetuate the same twice in succession, a secondary trip lever coacting with the main trip lever to operate the latter to cause the bell hammer to be actuated once, and means tor actuating said trip levers.

El. A. trailic guide comprising a support, signal arms carried thereby, means for moving said arms into and out of signal positions, a clamp carried by the support, an umbrella attac-hed to said clamp, the cover of said umbrella having a. slit therein for registraticn with the support; fastening means carried by the umbrella cover in the region o1c thi` sl it whereby the parts may be detachably fastened together, and curtains provided with transparent windows detachably secured to the edge of the umbrella.

4. A traiiic guide comprising a base, a standard, a head, lugs thereon. semaphores pivoted to said lugs, means for retarding the downward movement of the semaphores and rubber bu'ers for shock absorbing, incident to the fall of the semaphores.

5. A traffic guide comprising a standard, signaling devices supported by 'said standard, a control box carried by the standard, a cover therefor, said cover having vertical slots therein of greater width at their lower ends to produce shouldersfpratlng handles pivoted within the control box and projecting through the slots in the cover and means passing through the standard for connecting the operating handles with the signaling devices.

6. A traiie guide comprising a standard, signaling devices supported by said standard, a control box carried by the standard, a

cover therefor, said cover having vertical slots therein of greater width at their lower ends to produce shoulders, operating handles pivoted within the control box and .projecting through the holes in the cover, means passing through the standard for connecting the operating handles with the signaling devices, a gong provided with a hammer supported by. the standard, two coacting trip levers for actuating the bell hummer to cause it to sound signals of different characters: and means for connecting Vsaid trip levers with certain of the connecting means between the signaling devices and the operating handles. v

CHARLES HARRINGTON PECK. 

